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Job: Why So Many Chapters?

Michael — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:00:37 +0000

(The crossword puzzle for Job chapter 40 can be found at the end of this article.)

In the first two chapters, the Book of Job begins with, for all intended purposes, what appears to be a knockout of Satan by Job. We then have to wait thirty-nine chapters for Job to be rewarded by God for his steadfast endurance. In between these two sections in Job are extensive discussions between Job and his friends with a later response…

Jesus and Job Compared

Michael — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:00:28 +0000

The following is a chart which shows several ways in which Job is a type of Christ. The one who designed the chart is unknown. A type is simply a shadow of that which is the real and the perfect (Hebrews10:1). The attributes of Job in the Old Testament merely point to the perfect and complete attributes of Christ in the NewTestament. Here is a link to a pdf file of the chart – job-a-type-of-christ. Below the chart are listed the crossword puzzles for Job chapters 37-39.

(Job crossword puzzles for chapters 34-36 are found at the end of this listing)

Helps one achieve a correct set of values.

When one is suffering, the things of this world (popularity, prestige, power, prosperity) lose their appeal.
This helps one to think more of his responsibility to God and the condition of his heart and life.Helps one to be more grateful for God’s

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Learning from the Complaints of a Sufferer

Michael — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:00:22 +0000

(see end of article for crossword puzzles on Job chapters 31-33)

The heart of the Book of Job contains three rounds of speeches between Job and his friends from far away. Eliphaz, the oldest of the three, speaks first. His first speech to Job, though not as harsh and direct as his final speech, still contained insinuations and indirect language that was cold, pitiless, and unkind toward Job. After Eliphaz finished speaking, Job gives his…

Job and Sources of Suffering

Michael — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:00:07 +0000

(Links for Crossword puzzles on Job 28-30 found at endof this article. Check on previous articles for puzzles on Job 1-27. Check in upcoming articles on matters related to Job for puzzles on Job chapters 31-42).

C. S. Lewis is quoted as saying, “We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, “Blessed are they that mourn.” Even though we know that suffering is inevitable in this life, the questions of “Why?” or “Why me?” are…

Job’s View of the Death of the Righteous and the Afterlife

Michael — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:00:23 +0000

(Check out the puzzle for Job chapters 22-27 at the end of chart. Puzzles on earlier chapter can be found at the end of previous articles concerning Job).

He saw it as a sleep.

Job 3:13; Job 14:12
Daniel 12:2 – It was only the physical body in the grave that had the appearance of sleep.

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How Can Satan Approach the Throne of God?

Michael — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:00:41 +0000

(See end of article for puzzles on Job 19-21).

After the Book of Job opens by introducing to us this man who is the greatest man of the east, we are given the opportunity to peer into the throne room of heaven where an assembly of angels has gathered on an appointed day. Into this gathering entered the adversary of mankind. This is indeed a strange picture which is presented on two occasions in Job (Job 1:6; Job 2:1).(See the end of this article for crossword puzzles on Job chapters 16-18; here are links for the crossword puzzles on Job chapters 13-15; Job chapters 7-12; and Job chapters 1-6)

Being compassionate and sensitive are without question some of the most valuable characteristics of those in the medical field. Besides being concerned about being up-to-date and knowledgeable about a particular area of medical health, most people know of the importance of a doctor with a…

Job: An Example of a Godly Father

Michael — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:00:50 +0000

(Note: Crossword Puzzles for Job chapters 13-15 can be found at the end of this article.)

According to one study, “24 million children (34 %) live absent from their biological father. 1.35 million births (33 % of all births) occurred out of wedlock. Over 3.3 million children live with an unmarried parent and the parent’s cohabitating partner. The number of cohabitating couples with children has nearly doubled since 1990 from 891,000 to 1.7 million today” (The…

Satan in the Book of Job

Michael — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:00:17 +0000

(Links for the crossword puzzles on Job 7-12 are at the end of this article; puzzles for Job 1-6 can be found by following this link).

“Satan” means “adversary,” and that characteristic is displayed in its fullest sense in the first two chapters of the Book of Job. After Job’s pure and pious character is introduced in the first few verses of chapter one, the scene shifts to heaven where the angels appear before the throne of God.…